CHICAGO -

Final Score: Loyola 77, Northern Iowa 66
Records: Loyola (11-5, 1-2 MVC); Northern Iowa (5-9, 0-3 MVC)
Location: Gentile Arena -- Chicago, Ill.
Stats: Box Score  | Season Stats 

In Short
Donte Ingram recorded his second career double-double, finishing with game highs of 25 points and 10 rebounds, and Milton Doyle nearly recorded a triple-double to help Loyola University Chicago snap a three-game losing skid with a 77-66 victory over Northern Iowa (5-9, 0-3 MVC) tonight at Gentile Arena. With the victory, the Ramblers improve to 11-5 overall and 1-2 in Missouri Valley Conference action.

Coach Moser's Thoughts
"I'm really proud of our guys. We hit a bump in the road, didn't hang our heads and played incredibly hard tonight. Against UNI, you have to share the ball and I thought we did a great job of that tonight. I'm really pleased with how Milton controlled the game and Donte can be a monster and is playing with a lot of confidence right now."

How It Happened
A 15-3 run early in the first half helped Loyola gain control of the contest and turn an 8-7 deficit into a 22-11 lead with 9:03 remaining in the period. Ingram played a key role in that pivotal run, draining back-to-back three-pointers to fuel the Rambler surge. Later in the period, a layup by Maurice Kirby put the Ramblers on top 39-21, for their largest lead of the half, and Loyola went into the break on top 39-26, thanks to a defense that limited Northern Iowa to 29 percent (7-for-24) shooting from the field.

Loyola went on to shoot 68 percent (13-for-19) in the second half and Bruno Skokna's three-pointer from the right corner with 13:16 remaining gave the hosts their largest lead of the night at 56-35.

UNI would not go away without a fight and quickly trimmed a 62-41 Loyola advantage down to 66-57 thanks to a 16-4 run over a five-minute span.

Ingram came up big, however, and stopped the Panthers' momentum with a layup and Doyle added another shortly thereafter to push the Loyola lead back to 70-57 and UNI would get no closer than 11 points the rest of the way.

Looking At The Numbers
- Ingram recorded his second double-double in the last three games and matched a career high with 10 rebounds.
- Loyola held Preseason MVC Player of the Year Jeremy Morgan to seven points on 2 of 7 shooting. His first field goal didn't come until the 17:47 mark of the second half.
- Doyle was sensational all around, totaling 13 points, eight boards, eight assists, two steals and a block, as he ran his streak of consecutive games with 10 or more points to 17.
- Loyola shot 57 percent from the field for the game and had 19 assists on 27 field goals.
- Ben Richardson pitched in 15 points and five assists, scoring in double figures for the second time in three outings.
- Juwan McCloud poured in a team-high 16 points off the bench to lead UNI.

Up Next
Loyola opens up a two-game road trip when it visits Bradley Saturday at 7 p.m.